The teaching unit was developed to allow biology students access to specimens in U-M’s Museum of Zoology. It could reach students around the country as module details can be found in CourseSource.

Besides resources and opportunities to support LGBTQA students, U-M has a number of support programs to build a sense of community for faculty and staff and to educate allies and advocates.

Registration for MHealthy Rewards, U-M’s annual health and well-being incentive program, is now open to benefits-eligible U-M faculty and staff who can earn up to $220.

Nominations are due Feb. 1 for the President’s Award for Distinguished Service in International Education, which recognizes extraordinary efforts to advance international education.

On Jan. 17, 1952, U-M leaders unveiled plans for a 267-acre “overflow” campus north of the Huron River. Read about some of the other things that happened in U-M history during the week of Jan. 13-19.

An index of stories from the Record’s special section on the 2020 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium, including previews of several lectures and discussions on the Ann Arbor campus.

The Detroit Center will explore today’s events in the historical perspective of U.S. immigration policy, with local expertise to engage with the university and Detroit communities.

Researcher Joseph C. Hill will explore how black deaf people can face double discrimination — for both their deafness and their skin color — as part of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium.

Susan E. Rice, former national security adviser and U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, will discuss her distinguished career and best-selling memoir.

Jalonne L. White-Newsome will deliver the 30th annual Health Sciences 2020 MLK Lecture focusing on the intersection of climate change, health and racial equity.